My 10 favourite travel apps! Planning my trip and just getting by whilst away, has been made so much easier through using the 10 apps below. 1. Maps.me This app is by far the one I have used most. It's an offline map, that you can download in advance for the countries you require. It allows you to use it as a satnav, it tracks your location and gives you direction instructions. You can pin locations, explore nearby sights and attractions as well as restaurants and ... View the Post
My updated packing list
Packing list If I had written this list before departing it would have had a lot more stuff on it. But having been travelling a few months now I have now learnt what is key to me and what I can live without. You can definitely travel lighter than this, my bag weighs 14kg. But, I am a girl and I like to get ‘dressed up’ sometimes and feel like I look nice. Meaning, I'm happy to carry a few extra kilos (I consider it my workout, as I haven't been doing any of that lately). This list won't ... View the Post
Preparation for my travels!
Preparation for my travels Preparing for travels seemed very daunting to me. As someone who LOVES to be organised and writes lists for everything possible the concept of not really planning was a weird one. It may just be me, but there is something satisfying about ticking things off the list (like I have achieved something)! But early on in my travel planning I decided that I was going to go with the flow, embrace the spontaneity and see where my travels took me as much as I ... View the Post
My backpacking route- 6 months on the road!
MY ROUTE Where to go? For me deciding where to go was a BIG job, mainly because there are so many places I wanted to go! Up until the age of 17, I had only actually left the UK once, and that was for my uncles wedding so it didn't really count (sorry Phil!). From school I went straight to college and worked through any holidays I had, then from college onto full time work with studying alongside (god I sound boring). This meant my opportunity to travel was limited, and hence the list of ... View the Post
